Markku Pölönen

Markku Pölönen (born 15 September 1957 in Eno) is a Finnish film director, screenwriter, editor and owner of film production company Suomen Filmiteollisuus. Pölönen's best known work is the 2004 film Dog Nail Clipper — directed and written by Pölönen — which was honoured with five awards at the 2005 Jussi Awards including Best Direction and Best Script^[1] and which film critic Jay Weissberg from Variety called Pölönen's "most mature work to date".^[2] Pölönen has been awarded an additional four Jussi awards while being nominated for two more.

Select filmography

Year	Film	Credit
1998	A Summer by the River	Director, writer
2001	On the Road to Emmaus	Director, writer
2004	Dog Nail Clipper	Director, screenwriter
2007	The Matriarch	Director, writer, editor
2009	Rally On!	Director, writer, editor

References

^ Dog Nail Clipper (Koirankynnen leikkaaja), Finnish Film Foundation. Accessed July 21, 2009.
^ Weissberg, Jay. Dog Nail Clipper, Variety, February 15, 2005. Accessed July 21, 2009.

External links

Markku Pölönen at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Polonen, Markku
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Date of birth	15 September 1957
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